Himachal Pradesh taxi operators go on strike

Himachal Pradesh taxi operators go on strike

Taxi operators in Himachal Pradesh went on a three-day strike Monday in protest the proposed hike in commercial taxes by the state government. Tourists in most of the towns were facing a lot of inconvenience following the strike, Monday morning reports from these places said. The supply of milk, curd and bread was severely affected […]

For two polio drops, they must trudge over mountains!

For two polio drops, they must trudge over mountains!

Trudging up miles of rugged, snow-covered inhospitable terrain of the trans-Himalayas just to administer two drops of polio to tiny tots in the interiors of Himachal Pradesh is, to put it mildly, a mountainous task. Health officials say their staff will have to traverse at least three days on foot from the road-head to the […]